Court Jester Movie Review 1956

Swashbuckling comedy stars Danny Kaye as a former circus clown who teams up with a band of outlaws trying to dethrone a tyrant king. Kaye poses as the court jester so he can learn of the evil king's intentions. Filled with more color, more song, and more truly funny lines than any three comedies put together, this is Kaye's best performance.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 101 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Romantic Comedy, Musical Comedy, Carnivals & Circuses, Swashbucklers, Royalty, Mistaken Identity, Clowns, Fencing, Bringing Up Baby, Female Spies

Screenplay

Norman Panama

Cast

Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Cecil Parker, John Carradine, Mildred Natwick, Robert Middleton

Cinematography

Ray June

Director

Melvin Frank, Norman Panama

Music

Sammy Cahn, Sylvia Fine, Vic Schoen

Producer

Paramount Pictures

Awards

Natl. Film Reg. 2004.